Havdalah

shabbat
סֵדֶר הַבְדָּלָה

13 paragraphs · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear audio

1

הִנֵּה אֵל יְשׁוּעָתִי אֶבְטַח וְלֹא אֶפְחָד כִּי עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ יי וַיְהִי לִי לִישׁוּעָה:

hinneh el yeshu'ati evtakh velo efkhad ki ozzi vezimrat yah yy vayehi li lishu'ah:

...Behold, my salvation is He. I will trust and not fear. My strength and melody towards Ya"h HaShem, He has become my salvation.

2

וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם מַיִם בְּשָׂשׂוֹן מִמַּעַיְנֵי הַיְשׁוּעָה:

ushe'avtem mayim besason mimma'ayne hayeshu'ah:

...And you'll withdraw waters in joy from the wellsprings of the salvation.

3

לַיי הַיְשׁוּעָה עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה:

layy hayeshu'ah al ammekha virkhatekha selah:

...HaShem's salvation upon Your People Your blessing, Selah:

4

יי צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ מִשְׂגָּב לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה:

yy tseva'ot immanu misgav lanu elohe ya'aqov selah:

...HaShem of Hosts is with us, secure refuge of ours, the God of Yaakov, Selah.

5

יי צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּוטֵחַ בָּךְ:

yy tseva'ot, ashre adam boteakh bakh:

...HaShem of Hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You.

6

יי הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנו:

yy hoshi'ah, hammelekh ya'anenu veyom qare'env:

...HaShem save! The King answer on the day we call.

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לַיְּהוּדִים הָיְתָה אוֹרָה וְשִׂמְחָה וְשָׂשֹׂן וִיקָר:

layyehudim hayetah orah vesimkhah vesason viqar:

...For the Jews was light, happiness, gladness, and notoriousness.

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כן תהיה לנו:

khn thyh lnv:

...Yes, we will have:

9

כּוֹס יְשׁוּעוֹת אֶשָּׂא וּבְשֵׁם יי אֶקְרָא:

kos yeshu'ot essa uveshem yy eqra:

...Cup of salvations I will lift and I will call in the name of HaShem

10

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן:

barukh attah yy elohenu melekh ha'olam, bore peri haggafen:

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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְשָׂמִים:

barukh attah yy elohenu melekh ha'olam, bore mine vesamim:

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.

12

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא מְאוֹרֵי הָאֵשׁ:

barukh attah yy elohenu melekh ha'olam, bore me'ore ha'esh:

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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחוֹל, בֵּין אוֹר לְחֹשֶׁךְ, בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַמִּים, בֵּין יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי לְשֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה, בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי, הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחוֹל:

barukh attah yy elohenu melekh ha'olam, hammavdil ben qodesh lekhol, ben or lekhoshekh, ben yisra'el la'ammim, ben yom hashevi'i lesheshet yeme hamma'aseh, barukh attah yy, hammavdil ben qodesh lekhol:

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates varied spices.

Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, used under Creative Commons.

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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